Archive for October, 2013

I was looking up all the amazing new mentors that are going to be part of Mentor Masterclass in the new year and I got as far as Jacob Sokol’s page when it hit me…If you are thinking about the steps to becoming a life coach you are probably wondering about the process leading up to it..the personal process. I was always obsessed with this side of things. I studied feminism at University and I spent hours researching how it all translated to everyday life. I actually wrote my thesis on it. And it is still the one thing I…

I Have A Confession I have been feeling sorry for myself, sometimes it is necessary to wallow and slosh around in your inner muck, but then you have to pull yourself out of it or else you will get stuck in that ever addicting downward spiral of negative thinking. Part of my recent bout of feeling yucky was due to feeling like I had no friends. Yep, ladies and gentlemen I was sloshing in my inner mud puddle of my insecurities. And I felt left out, like a 14-year-old who wasn’t invited to hang out with the cool kids. True…

I’m A Motivational Coach And I Didn’t Even Know It! Last week I became a motivational coach and I didn’t even know it! I was asked a few months ago to give a presentation at local organization that helps women learn job skills and find jobs. The women’s backgrounds ranged from victims of domestic violence who are trying to start a new life for themselves to women who gave up careers in other countries to move to America and now have been out of the work force for over a decade. They receive interview clothing, computer classes attend many workshops…

I Need My Multiple Personalities! The Hardest Part Of A Career As A Life Coach Death By Day Job When I gave up my last proper day job, I was tired of so many things. I was tired of being physically tied to the office all day, I was tired of never having enough time to think and strategize, of always having to rush everything, of having to squeeze in time to concentrate in between endless meetings and deadlines. I dreamt of the day when I would be my own boss, when I would control my time and work around…

Three Steps To Become The Person You Want to Be (Guest Post By Coach Alisha) What Type Of Person Do You Believe Yourself To Be? And Can You Change Those Beliefs? How do the thoughts we think affect our daily experience? Well I would say that our thoughts and beliefs define our experience of the world entirely. How do the thoughts you think about your limitations and definitions of the type of person you are affect your day to day experience? Um… A LOT! After studying identity with Coach Jey in Mentor Master Class I haven’t been able to shake…